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Martin Luther King Jr. is revered as a symbol of peace and understanding. He is humble as he is true to himself. We recognized him as someone who can overcome any obstacles that stand in his way. A leader who is fully capable of evaluating justice and inequality. These are only some of the characteristics that describe Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his work to enhancing the quality of life for his fellow people and open the rest of america’s eyes of the promise of African-Americans. This man has shed blood in the name of peace and equality. It all began with the amount of civil unrest MLK encountered in Atlanta, Georgia, where segregation and Jim Crow Laws were a daily reality for African-Americans. He found inspiration for social change at his local …show more content…

In all honesty, I can’t even imagine to measure up to the status MLK made for himself. ON the other hand, it’s the very fact that I try to be a better person that I was yesterday that I feel as if I was able to emulate what it might feel like to be MLK. My one moment of this was when I first joined my school’s key club my sophomore year. I initially wasn’t very fond of community service as I would rather just stay home and play on my phone. It started with a few service project from painting the school to making dog toys out of yarn. My passion for this club grew stronger where it got to the point I was annoying my friends to join Key Club. After some time it made me realize an important fact. Not everything I do has to have self-benefit. I needed to realize that there are some aspects of life that are bigger than myself, whether they have a direct impact on me or not. My actions are able to affect anyone and everyone, from a close relative to a stranger from another country. I believe that it was this moment that I felt I was able to represent MLK’s

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